Former Chicago police officer to be sentenced for Laquan McDonald murder

Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is set to be sentenced Friday for the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke’s attorneys have asked for probation. Van Dyke, who is white, shot McDonald, who was 17 years old, 16 times on Oct. 20, 2014. Video released during the investigation showed …

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